Prophet11 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 New in Release 185.68: Optimized performance for the PC game The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena. New in Release 185: Adds support for the new GeForce GTX 275 GPU. Adds support for CUDA 2.2 for improved performance in GPU Computing applications. See www.nvidia.com/cuda for more details. Accelerates performance in several 3D applications. The following are examples of improvements measured with Release 185 drivers vs. Release 182 drivers (results will vary depending on your GPU, system configuration, and game settings): Up to 11% performance increase in Call of Duty: World at War Up to 5% performance increase Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts Up to 22% performance increase Crysis: Warhead with antialiasing enabled Up to 11% performance increase in Fallout 3 with antialiasing enabled Up to 14% performance increase in Far Cry 2 Up to 45% performance increase in Mirror’s Edge with antialiasing enabled Supports GeForce Plus Power Pack #3. Download these FREE PhysX and CUDA applications now! Numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release documentation notes. Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here. Existing Support: Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology* on DirectX 9 and OpenGL, including SLI support on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards. Includes full support for OpenGL 3.0. Supports NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on a dedicated GeForce graphics card. Use one card for graphics and dedicate a different card for PhysX processing for game-changing physical effects. Learn more here. Note: GPU PhysX is supported on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series and 200-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory. This driver package automatically installs the new PhysX System Software version 9.09.0203. Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing So anyone tried this with GTA 4 ? any improvements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungGun Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 it seems to me that you only notice they list "performance increase's" for PC only titles.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elBATCHo Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I started having video problems and weird colors in all my games after the 185.20 that came out a few days ago, Im still using the 182.08 with no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemesi5 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Still sticking to 185.20, 185.66 was horrible and I bet this one didn't fix anything either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 it seems to me that you only notice they list "performance increase's" for PC only titles.. Because Call of Duty, Fallout 3, Far Cry 2 and Mirror’s Edge are PC only titles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaknight Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 185.68 came out today, working pretty well for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider-Vice Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 it seems to me that you only notice they list "performance increase's" for PC only titles.. Because Call of Duty, Fallout 3, Far Cry 2 and Mirror’s Edge are PC only titles? None of these are PC exclusive AFAIK. let your hopes and dreams turn into burning fire! GTANet | Red Dead Network | kifflom black lives matter | stop Asian hate | trans lives = human lives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BundD Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 This driver supports: GeForce 9-series 100-series and 200-series desktop GPUs!! so no more support for 8-series cards?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3 ProphetMan Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 The best driver for GTA4 is probably the only one nvidia released with the game in mind, the 180.84. I think nvidia aren't considering GTAIV a mainstream title maybe just because of the poor performance, so each new driver atm just gets you further away from any possible optimization 180.84 has for the GTAIV. Besides, i've seen rockstar toronto recomend them here in the forums as well, so if you especially care about this game's performance, forget about a magic new driver. just my opinion though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creat3d22 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 The best driver for GTA4 is probably the only one nvidia released with the game in mind, the 180.84. I think nvidia aren't considering GTAIV a mainstream title maybe just because of the poor performance, so each new driver atm just gets you further away from any possible optimization 180.84 has for the GTAIV. Besides, i've seen rockstar toronto recomend them here in the forums as well, so if you especially care about this game's performance, forget about a magic new driver. just my opinion though Uh? I've been upgrading drivers as they come out, without issues with IV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkey82 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Uh? I've been upgrading drivers as they come out, without issues with IV Maybe loads of other people had issues? Depending on their konfigs which are probably not the same as yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3 ProphetMan Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Uh? I've been upgrading drivers as they come out, without issues with IV I know, i'm not talking about issues, i'm talking about improvements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcadgfawghaeheheahaeh Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 damn i have it and they have not fixed controlled ambient occlusion for the international driver. it's not in the global 3d controlpanel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet11 Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 The best driver for GTA4 is probably the only one nvidia released with the game in mind, the 180.84. I think nvidia aren't considering GTAIV a mainstream title maybe just because of the poor performance, so each new driver atm just gets you further away from any possible optimization 180.84 has for the GTAIV. Besides, i've seen rockstar toronto recomend them here in the forums as well, so if you especially care about this game's performance, forget about a magic new driver. just my opinion though I have the 185.20 drivers now and I play like with 12/20 fps if I install the 180.84 drivers will it increase ? maybe 4-3 fps's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemesi5 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 The best driver for GTA4 is probably the only one nvidia released with the game in mind, the 180.84. I think nvidia aren't considering GTAIV a mainstream title maybe just because of the poor performance, so each new driver atm just gets you further away from any possible optimization 180.84 has for the GTAIV. Besides, i've seen rockstar toronto recomend them here in the forums as well, so if you especially care about this game's performance, forget about a magic new driver. just my opinion though No, 185.20 is the best optimized driver for GTA IV. Many people have had better performance increases including me, tho it is in alpha stage. It is considered the best driver, not 180.84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemesi5 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 185.68 StatisticsAverage FPS: 34.36Duration: 37.28 secCPU Usage: 96%System memory usage: 82%Video memory usage: 94%Graphics SettingsVideo Mode: 1680 x 1050 (60 Hz)Texture Quality: MediumTexture Filter Quality: HighView Distance: 14Detail Distance: 20HardwareMicrosoft® Windows Vista" Ultimate Service Pack 1Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+Video Driver version: 185.68Audio Adapter: Speakers + Redirected Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)Intel® Core2 Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33GHzFile ID: benchmark.cli 185.20 StatisticsAverage FPS: 37.55Duration: 37.23 secCPU Usage: 96%System memory usage: 83%Video memory usage: 95%Graphics SettingsVideo Mode: 1680 x 1050 (60 Hz)Texture Quality: MediumTexture Filter Quality: HighView Distance: 14Detail Distance: 20HardwareMicrosoft® Windows Vista" Ultimate Service Pack 1Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+Video Driver version: 185.20Audio Adapter: Speakers + Redirected Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)Intel® Core2 Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33GHzFile ID: benchmark.cli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3 ProphetMan Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I guess it depends also on the video card. On my PC i have finally gone back to 180.84 and i even got rid of stuttering so they are by far the best for me so far, i will check those you mention though, since being a complete new version maybe they have the good things from 180.xx and 182.xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungGun Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 so far these drivers seem to got rid of the stuttering I had with the other drivers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trull Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 (edited) 185.68 EstadísticasCuadros por seg. (promedio): 31.98Duración: 37.21 sUso de la CPU: 83%Uso memoria (sistema): 32%Uso memoria (vídeo): 94%Ajustes gráficosModo de vídeo: 1680 x 1050 (60 Hz)Calidad de las texturas: MediumCalidad filtro de texturas: HighDistancia visible: 24Detalle de distancia: 36HardwareMicrosoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 EditionService Pack 2Adaptador de vídeo: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Versión del controlador de vídeo: 185.68Adaptador de sonido: Realtek HD Audio output$k`#k #kÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ` kÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝà kÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝIntel® Core2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz 185.20 EstadísticasCuadros por seg. (promedio): 27.13Duración: 37.52 sUso de la CPU: 90%Uso memoria (sistema): 39%Uso memoria (vídeo): 98%Ajustes gráficosModo de vídeo: 1680 x 1050 (60 Hz)Calidad de las texturas: MediumCalidad filtro de texturas: HighDistancia visible: 24Detalle de distancia: 36HardwareMicrosoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 EditionService Pack 2Adaptador de vídeo: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Versión del controlador de vídeo: 182.50Adaptador de sonido: Realtek HD Audio output`{Iàh#`B#ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍIntel® Core2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz 181.22 <- So far the best ones for me. EstadísticasCuadros por seg. (promedio): 41.07Duración: 37.20 sUso de la CPU: 88%Uso memoria (sistema): 34%Uso memoria (vídeo): 96%Ajustes gráficosModo de vídeo: 1680 x 1050 (60 Hz)Calidad de las texturas: MediumCalidad filtro de texturas: HighDistancia visible: 24Detalle de distancia: 36HardwareMicrosoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 EditionService Pack 2Adaptador de vídeo: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Versión del controlador de vídeo: 181.22Adaptador de sonido: Realtek HD Audio output`ì; ì;àë;ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ î; í;ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍIntel® Core2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz Edited April 12, 2009 by Trull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemesi5 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 185.68 EstadísticasCuadros por seg. (promedio): 31.98Duración: 37.21 sUso de la CPU: 83%Uso memoria (sistema): 32%Uso memoria (vídeo): 94%Ajustes gráficosModo de vídeo: 1680 x 1050 (60 Hz)Calidad de las texturas: MediumCalidad filtro de texturas: HighDistancia visible: 24Detalle de distancia: 36HardwareMicrosoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 EditionService Pack 2Adaptador de vídeo: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Versión del controlador de vídeo: 185.68Adaptador de sonido: Realtek HD Audio output$k`#k #kÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ` kÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝà kÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝIntel® Core2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz 185.20 EstadísticasCuadros por seg. (promedio): 27.13Duración: 37.52 sUso de la CPU: 90%Uso memoria (sistema): 39%Uso memoria (vídeo): 98%Ajustes gráficosModo de vídeo: 1680 x 1050 (60 Hz)Calidad de las texturas: MediumCalidad filtro de texturas: HighDistancia visible: 24Detalle de distancia: 36HardwareMicrosoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 EditionService Pack 2Adaptador de vídeo: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Versión del controlador de vídeo: 182.50Adaptador de sonido: Realtek HD Audio output`{Iàh#`B#ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍIntel® Core2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz 181.22 <- So far the best ones for me. EstadísticasCuadros por seg. (promedio): 41.07Duración: 37.20 sUso de la CPU: 88%Uso memoria (sistema): 34%Uso memoria (vídeo): 96%Ajustes gráficosModo de vídeo: 1680 x 1050 (60 Hz)Calidad de las texturas: MediumCalidad filtro de texturas: HighDistancia visible: 24Detalle de distancia: 36HardwareMicrosoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 EditionService Pack 2Adaptador de vídeo: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Versión del controlador de vídeo: 181.22Adaptador de sonido: Realtek HD Audio output`ì; ì;àë;ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ î; í;ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍIntel® Core2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz Thats amazing with 181.22, I am going to download it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostshocker Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 185.68 Thats amazing with 181.22, I am going to download it now post back with your results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemesi5 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 185.20 StatisticsAverage FPS: 37.11Duration: 37.24 secCPU Usage: 97%System memory usage: 74%Video memory usage: 83%Graphics SettingsVideo Mode: 1680 x 1050 (60 Hz)Texture Quality: MediumTexture Filter Quality: HighView Distance: 14Detail Distance: 20HardwareMicrosoft® Windows Vista" Ultimate Service Pack 1Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+Video Driver version: 185.20Audio Adapter: Speakers/HP (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)Intel® Core2 Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33GHzFile ID: benchmark.cli 185.68 StatisticsAverage FPS: 34.36Duration: 37.28 secCPU Usage: 96%System memory usage: 82%Video memory usage: 94%Graphics SettingsVideo Mode: 1680 x 1050 (60 Hz)Texture Quality: MediumTexture Filter Quality: HighView Distance: 14Detail Distance: 20HardwareMicrosoft® Windows Vista" UltimateService Pack 1Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+Video Driver version: 185.68Audio Adapter: Speakers + Redirected Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)Intel® Core2 Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33GHzFile ID: benchmark.cli 181.22 Horrible StatisticsAverage FPS: 29.52Duration: 47.43 secCPU Usage: 97%System memory usage: 80%Video memory usage: 94%Graphics SettingsVideo Mode: 1680 x 1050 (60 Hz)Texture Quality: MediumTexture Filter Quality: HighView Distance: 14Detail Distance: 20HardwareMicrosoft® Windows Vista" Ultimate Service Pack 1Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+Video Driver version: 181.22Audio Adapter: Speakers/HP (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)Intel® Core2 Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33GHzFile ID: benchmark.cli 180.84 StatisticsAverage FPS: 37.89Duration: 37.19 secCPU Usage: 97%System memory usage: 76%Video memory usage: 94%Graphics SettingsVideo Mode: 1680 x 1050 (60 Hz)Texture Quality: MediumTexture Filter Quality: HighView Distance: 14Detail Distance: 20HardwareMicrosoft® Windows Vista" Ultimate Service Pack 1Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+Video Driver version: 180.84Audio Adapter: Speakers/HP (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)Intel® Core2 Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33GHzFile ID: benchmark.cli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trull Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 That just proves that each GPU is different... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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